While Android is usually the mobile platform of choice for hackers, new research that’s about to be presented at the USENIX Security Symposium in San Diego shows that it’s actually possible to use a newly discovered trick to steal data from an unsuspecting smartphone users’ apps, whether they’re running Android, iOS or Windows Phone, Phys.org reports. Researchers have discovered a clever way of spying on a targeted device in real-time and stealing information that takes advantage of the way apps work on a smartphone. Even though the researchers only tested their findings on Android, they believe they can exploit it in a similar manner iOS and Windows Phone. “The assumption has always been that these apps can’t interfere with each other
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